Introduction : the national mythology and urban teaching
The power of inquiry. "From the heart to the world and back again" : negotiating the boundaries ; Celso's secret box : creating community through shared stories ; Carmen's unwritten story : failing our students with remediation
Literacy practices in the "second classroom." "We are strong and sturdy in the heart" : redefining accountability ; "I will tell you a little bit about my people" : narrating immigrant pasts ; "They came here for their lives" : writing transnational identities ; Dancing across borders : performing identities
The process of inquiry. Continuing stories ; Systematic improvisation : a way of teaching and researching.
